The four ocean management areas between the U.S.-Canada border and Cape Falcon, OR opened for recreational salmon fishing for all species except coho on June 19. The Columbia Ocean and Westport areas opened for all salmon species on June 27; the La Push and Neah Bay areas opened for all salmon species on July 4. Catch details for each of the areas are described below.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) approved a recreational chinook catch quota of 27,250 fish for 2021, similar to last year’s total. The PFMC, which establishes fishing seasons in ocean waters three to 200 miles off the Pacific coast, also adopted a quota of 70,000 coho for this year's recreational ocean fishery – an increase from last year’s coho quota of 26,500.
In-season Management actions:
July 20, 2021 - Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 24, the bag limit in the Neah Bay area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook
August 6, 2021 - Westpoint area is open to recreational salmon fishing 7 days per week
August 20, 2021 - Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 21, the bag limit in the Westport area is modified to 2 salmon.
August 26, 2021 - Effective 12:01AM Monday, August 30, the Columbia River area was closed to salmon fishing.
September 2, 2021 - Effective 12:01AM Saturday, September 4, the La Push area was closed to salmon fishing. Effective 12:01AM Wednesday, September 8, the Westport area was closed to salmon fishing.
Coastwide ocean totals
Coho quota: 70,000
Chinook quota: 27,250
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of total coho quota | Percent of total chinook guideline | Number of Pink | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |
Jun 19-20 |
1,091 | 489 | 0 | 489 | 0 | 0% | 2% | 0 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 26 |
Jun 21-27 |
4,147 | 1,579 | 277 | 2,068 | 277 | 0% | 8% | 3 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.45 |
| 27 |
Jun 28-Jul 4 |
3,470 | 1,341 | 999 | 3,409 | 1,276 | 2% | 13% | 4 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.68 |
| 28 | Jul 5-11 | 6,402 | 2,398 | 3,827 | 5,807 | 5,103 | 7% | 21% | 51 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.98 |
| 29 | Jul 12-18 | 7,420 | 2,395 | 3,399 | 8,202 | 8,502 | 12% | 30% | 158 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.80 |
| 30 | Jul 19-25 | 6,948 | 1,709 | 3,195 | 9,911 | 11,697 | 17% | 36% | 263 | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.74 |
| 31 | Jul 26-Aug 1 | 6,273 | 1,264 | 4,494 | 11,174 | 16,190 | 23% | 41% | 221 | 0.20 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| 32 | Aug 2-8 | 8,857 | 1,494 | 8,443 | 12,669 | 24,634 | 35% | 46% | 138 | 0.17 | 0.95 | 1.14 |
| 33 | Aug 9-15 | 9,835 | 1,990 | 10,656 | 14,659 | 35,290 | 50% | 54% | 243 | 0.20 | 1.08 | 1.31 |
| 34 | Aug 16-22 | 8,618 | 1,795 | 9,720 | 16,454 | 45,010 | 64% | 60% | 46 | 0.21 | 1.13 | 1.34 |
| 35 | Aug 23-29 | 10,569 | 808 | 11,604 | 17,262 | 56,614 | 81% | 63% | 34 | 0.08 | 1.10 | 1.18 |
| 36 | Aug 30-Sep 5 | 3,676 | 315 | 5,800 | 17,577 | 62,414 | 89% | 65% | 18 | 0.09 | 1.58 | 1.67 |
| 37 | Sep 6-12 | 1,087 | 131 | 1,606 | 17,708 | 64,021 | 91% | 65% | 12 | 0.12 | 1.48 | 1.61 |
| 38 | Sep 13-15 | 32 | 0 | 41 | 17,708 | 64,058 | 92% | 65% | 0 | 0.00 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
Columbia River area (including Oregon)
This area was closed to salmon fishing on Sunday August 29. Through Sunday, August 29, 6,021 Chinook (84% of the area guideline) and 39,514 coho (93% of the area subquota) have been landed.
Coho quota: 42,400
Chinook quota: 7,200
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |
Jun 19-20 |
310 | 160 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0% | 2% | 0 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.52 |
| 26 |
Jun 21-27 |
1,338 | 337 | 255 | 497 | 255 | 1% | 7% | 0 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.44 |
| 27 |
Jun 28-Jul 4 |
1,250 | 88 | 880 | 585 | 1,135 | 3% | 8% | 0 | 0.07 | 0.70 | 0.77 |
| 28 | Jul 5-11 | 2,822 | 229 | 3,217 | 814 | 4,352 | 10% | 11% | 0 | 0.08 | 1.14 | 1.22 |
| 29 | Jul 12-18 | 3,628 | 615 | 2,205 | 1,429 | 6,557 | 15% | 20% | 0 | 0.17 | 0.61 | 0.78 |
| 30 | Jul 19-25 | 2,857 | 371 | 2,326 | 1,800 | 8,883 | 21% | 25% | 0 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 0.94 |
| 31 | Jul 26-Aug 1 | 3,383 | 210 | 3,484 | 2,009 | 12,367 | 29% | 28% | 0 | 0.06 | 1.03 | 1.09 |
| 32 | Aug 2-8 | 6,057 | 739 | 6,396 | 2,748 | 18,762 | 44% | 38% | 0 | 0.12 | 1.06 | 1.18 |
| 33 | Aug 9-15 | 6,261 | 1,248 | 7,796 | 3,996 | 26,558 | 63% | 56% | 0 | 0.20 | 1.25 | 1.44 |
| 34 | Aug 16-22 | 6,747 | 1,547 | 7,397 | 5,543 | 33,955 | 80% | 77% | 0 | 0.23 | 1.10 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Aug 23-29 | 6,724 | 478 | 5,559 | 6,021 | 39,514 | 93% | 84% | 0 | 0.07 | 0.83 | 0.90 |
Westport
This area was closed to salmon fishing on Tuesday, September 7. Through Sunday, September 12, 7,009 Chinook (54% of the area guideline) and 20,687 coho (101% of the area subquota) have been landed.
Coho quota: 20,440
Chinook quota: 12,925
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |
Jun 19-20 |
378 | 206 | 0 | 206 | 0 | 0% | 2% | 0 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.54 |
|
26 |
Jun 21-27 |
1,383 | 711 | 18 | 917 | 18 | 0% | 7% | 0 | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.53 |
|
27 |
Jun 28-Jul 4 |
1,333 | 867 | 115 | 1,784 | 133 | 1% | 14% | 0 | 0.65 | 0.09 | 0.74 |
| 28 | Jul 5-11 | 1,977 | 941 | 476 | 2,725 | 608 | 3% | 21% | 2 | 0.48 | 0.24 | 0.72 |
| 29 | Jul 12-18 | 2,172 | 611 | 846 | 3,336 | 1,454 | 7% | 26% | 7 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Jul 19-25 | 2,364 | 771 | 342 | 4,107 | 1,796 | 9% | 32% | 7 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.47 |
| 31 | Jul 26-Aug 1 | 1,734 | 725 | 675 | 4,832 | 2,471 | 12% | 37% | 13 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.81 |
| 32 | Aug 2-8 | 2,283 | 690 | 1,704 | 5,522 | 4,176 | 20% | 43% | 7 | 0.30 | 0.75 | 1.05 |
| 33 | Aug 9-15 | 2,794 | 682 | 2,225 | 6,204 | 6,401 | 31% | 48% | 9 | 0.24 | 0.80 | 1.04 |
| 34 | Aug 16-22 | 1,311 | 153 | 2,096 | 6,357 | 8,497 | 42% | 49% | 2 | 0.12 | 1.60 | 1.72 |
| 35 | Aug 23-29 | 3,181 | 247 | 5,445 | 6,604 | 13,942 | 68% | 51% | 0 | 0.08 | 1.71 | 1.79 |
| 36 | Aug 30-Sep 5 | 3,013 | 277 | 5,291 | 6,881 | 19,233 | 94% | 53% | 0 | 0.09 | 1.76 | 1.85 |
| 37 | Sep 6-12 | 952 | 128 | 1,455 | 7,009 | 20,687 | 101% | 54% | 1 | 0.13 | 1.53 | 1.66 |
La Push
This area was closed to salmon fishing on Friday September 3. Through Sunday, September 5, 329 Chinook (25% of the area guideline) and 1,333 coho (93% of the area subquota) have been landed.
Coho quota: 1,430
Chinook quota: 1,300
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |
Jun 19-20 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | - | - | - |
| 26 |
Jun 21-27 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | - | - | - |
| 27 |
Jun 28-Jul 4 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | - | - | - |
| 28 | Jul 5-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | - | - | - |
| 29 | Jul 12-18 | 171 | 130 | 20 | 130 | 20 | 1% | 10% | 0 | 0.76 | 0.12 | 0.87 |
| 30 | Jul 19-25 | 171 | 42 | 114 | 172 | 134 | 9% | 13% | 10 | 0.25 | 0.67 | 0.98 |
| 31 | Jul 26-Aug 1 | 197 | 53 | 137 | 225 | 271 | 19% | 17% | 12 | 0.27 | 0.70 | 1.03 |
| 32 | Aug 2-8 | 159 | 17 | 155 | 242 | 426 | 30% | 19% | 25 | 0.11 | 0.98 | 1.24 |
| 33 | Aug 9-15 | 245 | 9 | 271 | 251 | 697 | 49% | 19% | 23 | 0.04 | 1.11 | 1.24 |
| 34 | Aug 16-22 | 71 | 7 | 69 | 257 | 766 | 54% | 20% | 0 | 0.09 | 0.98 | 1.07 |
| 35 | Aug 23-29 | 333 | 57 | 385 | 315 | 1,152 | 81% | 24% | 5 | 0.17 | 1.16 | 1.35 |
| 36 | Aug 30-Sep 5 | 291 | 15 | 181 | 329 | 1,333 | 93% | 25% | 6 | 0.05 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
Neah Bay
Although the port of Neah Bay remains closed to public access, anglers can access Washington Marine Area 4 from the port of Sekiu. A total of 32 anglers participated in the salmon fishery during the week of September 13-September 15, landing 0 Chinook and 41 coho. Through Wednesday, September 15, 4,349 Chinook (75% of the area guideline) and 2,524 coho (44% of the area subquota) have been landed. This area closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Wednesday, September 15.
Coho quota: 5,730
Chinook quota: 5,825
| Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |
Jun 19-20 |
403 | 122 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0% | 2% | 0 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
| 26 |
Jun 21-27 |
1,426 | 531 | 4 | 654 | 4 | 0% | 11% | 3 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
| 27 |
Jun 28-Jul 4 |
887 | 386 | 4 | 1,040 | 8 | 0% | 18% | 4 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.44 |
| 28 | Jul 5-11 | 1,604 | 1,228 | 134 | 2,268 | 142 | 2% | 39% | 49 | 0.77 | 0.08 | 0.88 |
| 29 | Jul 12-18 | 1,448 | 1,039 | 329 | 3,307 | 471 | 8% | 57% | 150 | 0.72 | 0.23 | 1.05 |
| 30 | Jul 19-25 | 1,556 | 524 | 412 | 3,832 | 883 | 15% | 66% | 246 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.76 |
| 31 | Jul 26-Aug 1 | 960 | 276 | 198 | 4,108 | 1,081 | 19% | 71% | 196 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.70 |
| 32 | Aug 2-8 | 357 | 48 | 188 | 4,156 | 1,269 | 22% | 71% | 107 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 0.96 |
| 33 | Aug 9-15 | 535 | 52 | 364 | 4,208 | 1,634 | 29% | 72% | 210 | 0.10 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| 34 | Aug 16-22 | 489 | 89 | 158 | 4,297 | 1,792 | 31% | 74% | 45 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Aug 23-29 | 332 | 26 | 214 | 4,323 | 2,006 | 35% | 74% | 30 | 0.08 | 0.65 | 0.81 |
| 36 | Aug 30-Sep 5 | 372 | 23 | 329 | 4,346 | 2,335 | 41% | 75% | 12 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 37 | Sep 6-12 | 118 | 3 | 147 | 4,349 | 2,482 | 43% | 75% | 11 | 0.02 | 1.24 | 1.36 |
| 38 | Sep 13-15 | 32 | 0 | 41 | 4,349 | 2,524 | 44% | 75% | 0 | 0.00 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
Previous years
To see past years' annual reports from the Pacific Fishery Marine Council, visit the PFMC website. For archival in-season ocean salmon information, visit our webpage.